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What Device Am I?
What Device Am I?
Name That Device
200

Using three words to catch attention.

Triples (Rule of Three)

200

Buy Dave's delicious drumsticks!

Alliteration

200

Don’t students deserve to unwind and relax after a long day at school?

Rhetorical Question

200

Kids shouldn't have to do work after school because homework is dumb!

Opinion

400

Over the top language, usually not true.

Exaggeration (Hyperbole)

400

We need storage because 45% of Year 5s own scooters.

Statistics

400

We need to work together to make schools see that homework is a completely unnecessary exercise.

Personal Pronouns/Collective Experience

400

Our school values are respect, courage and excellence

Fact

600

Saying the same phrase or words over and over.

Repetition

600

You should get to school by 8:35 am. This is when the bell rings to start the day.

Fact

600

Homework is stressful for the student, boring for the student and pointless for the student.

Repetition

600

3 out of 10 adults do not like Big Jim's Pizza.

Statistic

800

Making someone feel sad, happy, angry, guilty.

Emotive language

800

You need to work hard to get good grades. Give work your blood, sweat and tears!

Triples (Rule of Three)

800

It is certain that homework does not achieve anything for students; this old-age practice must be stopped!

Modality

800

School should provide breakfast for everyone so that poor little children don't come to learn on empty, grumbling stomachs. They need your help.

Emotive language/Pathos

1000

The writer shares their own thoughts about the topic.

Opinion

1000

Recycle! Do you really want to be responsible for the death of the planet?

Rhetorical question.

1000

Homework is destroying the childhoods of today’s children.

Exaggeration/Hyperbole

1000

NinjaBob is the best game. It has solo challenges and party games - this is why NinjaBob is the best game!

Repetition.